Edgar Lungu: Huge tears as powerful former Zambian President dies in South Africa

• Zambia's erstwhile President Edgar Lungu has died astatine the property of 68, his enactment has said successful a statement
• Lungu led Zambia for six years from 2015, losing the 2021 predetermination to the existent President Hakainde Hichilema by a ample margin
• In a video, Lungu's girl Tasila said that the erstwhile caput of state, who had been "under aesculapian supervision successful caller weeks", died astatine a session successful South Africa

Lusaka, Zambia - Edgar Chagwa Lungu, who served arsenic Zambia's sixth president from 2015 to 2021, has died, arsenic his governmental party, the Patriotic Front, and household announced.

As reported by the BBC, Lungu died connected Thursday morning, June 5, aft receiving specialised aesculapian attraction astatine a session successful Pretoria, South Africa.

Zambia's Edgar Lungu dies successful South Africa. Photo credit: @Mwebantu
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Edgar Lungu's death

DW besides noted Edgar Lungu's demise.

The erstwhile president's girl Tasila Lungu-Mwansa announced successful a video shared connected societal media:

"In this infinitesimal of grief, we invoke the tone of 'One Zambia, One Nation' - the timeless creed that guided President Lungu's work to our country."

Under President Michael Sata, Lungu served arsenic curate of justness and curate of defence. Following Sata's decease successful October 2014, Lungu was adopted arsenic the campaigner of the Patriotic Front successful a Convention of the Patriotic Front held successful Kabwe, for the January 2015 statesmanlike by-election, which was to find who would service retired the remainder of Sata's term. In the election, helium narrowly defeated absorption campaigner Hakainde Hichilema and took bureau connected January 25, 2015.

Lungu was elected to a afloat statesmanlike word successful the August 2016 election, again narrowly defeating Hichilema. Hichilema initially disputed the predetermination effect and filed a lawsuit astatine the Constitutional Court to nullify the result. On September 5, however, the tribunal dismissed the lawsuit to Lungu's favour. Lungu was sworn successful for his archetypal afloat word connected September 13, 2016.

In 2021, Lungu was defeated by long-time absorption person Hakainde Hichilema (his 2015 and 2016 opponent), successful that year's statesmanlike election.

Zambia mourns Edgar Lungu

Meanwhile, notable African sons and daughters person expressed grief implicit Lungu's death.

Legit.ng captured immoderate comments connected X (formerly Twitter) below:

Samia Suluhu, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, wrote:

"I americium profoundly saddened to larn of the passing of the erstwhile President of the Republic of Zambia, His Excellency Edgar Chagwa Lungu."On behalf of the Government and the radical of the United Republic of Tanzania, I widen our heartfelt condolences to His Excellency, Hakainde Hichilema, President of the Republic of Zambia, President Lungu’s family, friends and the radical of Zambia."May his psyche Rest In Peace."

William Samoei Ruto, President of The Republic of Kenya, wrote:

"Our condolences to the household and the radical of Zambia for the untimely decease of Former President Edgar Lungu."President Lungu was a progressive and outstanding person who served the radical of Zambia with zeal and commitment."May God assistance the radical of Zambia spot and comfortableness during this achy time. "Rest In Peace."

Hakainde Hichilema, President of the Republic of Zambia, said:

"Our heartfelt condolences to the household and friends of Zambia’s Sixth President, H.E. Edgar Chagwa Lungu, who passed connected today. May his psyche remainder successful eternal peace."

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Earlier, Legit.ng reported the decease of erstwhile Uruguayan President José Mujica, known arsenic the world's "poorest president" due to the fact that of his humble lifestyle.

Mujica, who governed Uruguay from 2010 to 2015, died astatine the property of 89.

President Yamandú Orsi announced Mujica's death connected X.

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